Mandarin has singular demonstratives zhe 'this' and na 'that', and plural ones, zhexie 'these' and naxie 'those'. In the given context, only the singular dem is licit (zhe san ge (murals) this three CL zhexie (murals) these but not: *zhexie san ge (murals) these three CL

Words: Q: ni he kafei ma? A: shi (de)Gloss: Q: you drink coffe Q A: be (PRT) Translation: Q: Do you drink coffee? A: Yes.Comment: It is more frequent and more natural to attach the particle “de” to this form of answer.Contributor:Zixian Qiu